diaeresis in Italian
diaeresis in Italian is dieresi, iato — diaeresis means in linguistics, the splitting of what would normally be one syllable, especially a diphthong, into two separate syllables, or a gap between vowel sounds in neighboring syllables with no consonant between them.
diaeresis in Italian
dieresi
(orthography) The diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter (especially the second of two consecutive vowels) to indicate that it is sounded separately, usually as a distinct syllable.
iato
(orthography) The diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter (especially the second of two consecutive vowels) to indicate that it is sounded separately, usually as a distinct syllable.
dieresi
(prosody) A natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse.
What does "diaeresis" mean?
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noun In linguistics, the splitting of what would normally be one syllable, especially a diphthong, into two separate syllables, or a gap between vowel sounds in neighboring syllables with no consonant between them.
"Poets sometimes rely on diaeresis to stretch a diphthong into two beats for the meter."
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noun The mark of two dots placed over a vowel, usually the second of two vowels in a row, to show that it is pronounced as its own syllable.
"The word naïve is sometimes written with a diaeresis over the i."
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diaeresis in a sentence
- Poets sometimes rely on diaeresis to stretch a diphthong into two beats for the meter.
- Linguists use diaeresis to describe vowels that are pronounced in separate syllables rather than blended together.
- The word naïve is sometimes written with a diaeresis over the i.
- Some style guides still print coöperate with a diaeresis to keep the two vowels apart.
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What is "diaeresis" in Italian?
"diaeresis" in Italian is dieresi, iato. diaeresis means: In linguistics, the splitting of what would normally be one syllable, especially a diphthong, into two separate syllables, or a gap between vowel sounds in neighboring syllables with no consonant between them.
How do you use "diaeresis" in a sentence?
Example: "Poets sometimes rely on diaeresis to stretch a diphthong into two beats for the meter." In Italian, "diaeresis" is dieresi, iato.
Are there other ways to say "diaeresis" in Italian?
Yes — Italian has 2 translations listed for "diaeresis": dieresi, iato.
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